The SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Ecosystem: 2017 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts

 Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction	30
1.1	Executive Summary	30
1.2	Topics Covered	32
1.3	Forecast Segmentation	33
1.4	Key Questions Answered	35
1.5	Key Findings	36
1.6	Methodology	37
1.7	Target Audience	38
1.8	Companies & Organizations Mentioned	39
		
Chapter 2: An Overview of SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization	43
2.1	What is Network Virtualization?	43
2.2	What is SDN (Software Defined Networking)?	44
2.3	SDN Protocols	44
2.3.1	OpenFlow	44
2.3.2	BGP-TE (Border Gateway Protocol - Traffic Engineering)	45
2.3.3	PCEP (Path Computation Element Protocol)	45
2.3.4	I2RS (Interface to the Routing System)	46
2.3.5	VxLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN)	46
2.3.6	ALTO (Application Layer Traffic Optimization)	47
2.3.7	IETF Software Driven Networks	47
2.4	SDN Implementation Approaches	47
2.4.1	Network Virtualization Approach	48
2.4.2	Evolutionary Approach	48
2.4.3	The “Central Control” Approach	49
2.5	What is NFV (Network Functions Virtualization)?	50
2.6	NFV Enabling Technologies	51
2.6.1	Cloud Computing and Network Virtualization	51
2.6.2	Open Management and Control Protocols	51
2.6.3	Industry Standard High-Volume Servers	51
2.7	NFV Implementation Architecture	52
2.7.1	NFVI (NFV Infrastructure)	52
2.7.1.1	Hardware Resources	52
2.7.1.2	Virtualized Resources	52
2.7.2	VNFs (Virtualized Network Functions)	53
2.7.3	NFV-MANO (NFV-Management and Orchestration)	53
2.7.3.1	VIM (Virtualized Infrastructure Manager)	53
2.7.3.2	NFVO (NFV Orchestrator)	53
2.7.3.3	VNF Manager	54
2.8	How SDN and NFV Differ from Each Other?	54
2.8.1	Similarities and Differences	54
2.8.2	Can Both Technologies Complement Each Other?	55
2.8.3	How Are Vendors Positioning their Solutions?	55
2.9	Market Drivers	56
2.9.1	Leveraging Generic Low-Cost Hardware	56
2.9.2	Multi-Tenancy on Same Hardware	56
2.9.3	Reduced Power Consumption	56
2.9.4	Faster TTM (Time-to-Market)	56
2.9.5	Improved Operational Efficiency & Performance	57
2.9.6	Centralized Provisioning and Network Control	57
2.9.7	Ability to Launch New Services & Virtual Networks Quickly	57
2.9.8	Dynamic Scaling of Services	58
2.9.9	Opening the Door to Multi-vendor Interoperability	58
2.9.10	CapEx and OpEx Reduction	58
2.9.11	Fast Troubleshooting and Improved Diagnostics	58
2.9.12	Vendor Support	58
2.10	Market Barriers	59
2.10.1	Lack of Standardization & Technology Maturity	59
2.10.2	Uncertain Cost-Benefits Tradeoffs	59
2.10.3	NFV May Slow/Delay Traffic	59
2.10.4	Will Multi-vendor Interoperability Really Work?	60
2.10.5	Co-Existence with Legacy Networks: Integration Challenges	60
		
Chapter 3: SDN & NFV Use Case Scenarios	61
3.1	Enterprise, Data Center & Generic Use Cases	61
3.1.1	Network Virtualization	61
3.1.2	Data Center Optimization	61
3.1.3	SD-WAN (Software Defined WAN)	62
3.1.4	Tap Aggregation	62
3.1.5	Dynamic WAN Re-Routing	63
3.1.6	Network Exchange: Interconnecting Physical Networks	63
3.1.7	Improved Traffic Engineering	63
3.1.8	Converged Storage	64
3.2	Service Provider Centric Use Cases	65
3.2.1	vRAN (Virtualized RAN) & Cloud RAN	65
3.2.2	Wireline Fixed Access Network Virtualization	67
3.2.3	vCPE/uCPE (Virtualized & Universal Customer Premises Equipment)	67
3.2.4	Mobile Backhaul Virtualization	68
3.2.5	Mobile Core & Gi-LAN Virtualization	68
3.2.6	IMS & VoLTE Virtualization	70
3.2.7	DPI Virtualization	70
3.2.8	Policy Control Virtualization	71
3.2.9	OSS/BSS Virtualization	71
3.2.10	Virtual Routers	71
3.2.11	Virtualization & Control of Security Functions	72
3.2.12	Virtualization of CDNs (Content Delivery Networks)	72
3.2.13	MEC (Multi-Access Edge Computing)	72
3.2.14	Network Slicing	73
3.2.15	Service Chaining	74
3.2.16	Bandwidth-on-Demand	75
3.2.17	Packet-Optical Integration	75
3.2.18	SDN/NFV Iaas (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)	76
3.2.19	VNFaas (VNF-as-a-Service)	77
3.2.20	VNPaaS (Virtual Network-Platform-as-a-Service)	77
		
Chapter 4: SDN & NFV Deployment Case Studies & Commitments	79
4.1	Case Studies	79
4.1.1	AT&T	79
4.1.1.1	Overview	79
4.1.1.2	Key Vendors	79
4.1.1.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	80
4.1.2	Baidu	83
4.1.2.1	Overview	83
4.1.2.2	Key Vendors	83
4.1.2.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	83
4.1.3	CenturyLink	86
4.1.3.1	Overview	86
4.1.3.2	Key Vendors	86
4.1.3.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	86
4.1.4	Equinix	90
4.1.4.1	Overview	90
4.1.4.2	Key Vendors	90
4.1.4.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	90
4.1.5	Google	93
4.1.5.1	Overview	93
4.1.5.2	Key Vendors	93
4.1.5.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	93
4.1.6	NTT Group	97
4.1.6.1	Overview	97
4.1.6.2	Key Vendors	97
4.1.6.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	97
4.1.7	SK Telecom	101
4.1.7.1	Overview	101
4.1.7.2	Key Vendors	101
4.1.7.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	101
4.1.8	Telefónica Group	105
4.1.8.1	Overview	105
4.1.8.2	Key Vendors	105
4.1.8.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	105
4.1.9	Verizon Communications	109
4.1.9.1	Overview	109
4.1.9.2	Key Vendors	109
4.1.9.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	109
4.1.10	Vodafone Group	112
4.1.10.1	Overview	112
4.1.10.2	Key Vendors	112
4.1.10.3	SDN/NFV Deployment Review	112
4.2	Review of Other SDN & NFV Commitments	115
4.2.1	Service Providers	115
4.2.1.1	A1 Telekom Austria Group	115
4.2.1.2	Altice Group	115
4.2.1.3	ASPIDER-NGI	116
4.2.1.4	Axiata Group	116
4.2.1.5	BCE (Bell Canada)	116
4.2.1.6	BT Group	116
4.2.1.7	China Mobile	117
4.2.1.8	China Telecom	117
4.2.1.9	China Unicom	117
4.2.1.10	Colt Technology Services Group	118
4.2.1.11	Comcast	118
4.2.1.12	Digicel	118
4.2.1.13	DT (Deutsche Telekom)	119
4.2.1.14	Etisalat	119
4.2.1.15	IIJ (Internet Initiative Japan)	119
4.2.1.16	KDDI Corporation	120
4.2.1.17	KPN	120
4.2.1.18	KT Corporation	120
4.2.1.19	LG Uplus	121
4.2.1.20	NAKA Mobile	121
4.2.1.21	Ngena	121
4.2.1.22	Ooredoo	121
4.2.1.23	Orange	122
4.2.1.24	PCCW Global	122
4.2.1.25	Singtel	122
4.2.1.26	SoftBank Group	123
4.2.1.27	Sprint Corporation	123
4.2.1.28	STC (Saudi Telecom Company)	123
4.2.1.29	Swisscom	124
4.2.1.30	Telecom Italia	124
4.2.1.31	Telenor Group	124
4.2.1.32	Telstra	125
4.2.1.33	Turk Telekom	125
4.2.1.34	Windstream Communications	126
4.2.2	Enterprises & Data Centers	127
4.2.2.1	Internet Giants	127
4.2.2.2	Data Center Operators	128
4.2.2.3	Large Enterprises	129
4.2.2.4	SMEs (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)	130
		
Chapter 5: Industry Roadmap and Value Chain	131
5.1	Industry Roadmap	131
5.1.1	Pre-2020: Moving Towards Network-Wide Orchestration	131
5.1.2	2020 - 2025: Large-Scale Service Provider Rollouts	132
5.1.3	2025 - 2030: Continued Investments with 5G & Next Generation Network Rollouts	132
5.2	Value Chain	133
5.2.1	Enabling Technology Providers	133
5.2.2	Pure-Play SDN & NFV Specialists	134
5.2.3	Network Infrastructure Vendors	134
5.2.4	IT Industry Giants	135
5.2.5	Mobile Infrastructure Vendors	135
5.2.6	Policy, OSS, BSS & Other Software Vendors	135
5.2.7	Enterprises	136
5.2.8	Service Providers	136
5.2.9	Data Center Operators	136
		
Chapter 6: Standardization, Regulatory & Collaborative Initiatives	137
6.1	3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)	137
6.1.1	End-to-End Management for Virtualized 3GPP Networks	137
6.2	5G PPP (5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership)	138
6.2.1	SDN / NFV WG (Working Group)	138
6.2.2	Key Projects Focusing on the Use of SDN & NFV	138
6.3	ASF (Apache Software Foundation)	141
6.3.1	Mesos	141
6.3.2	ARIA TOSCA	141
6.3.3	CloudStack	142
6.4	ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions)	142
6.4.1	NFV-F (NFV Forum)	142
6.5	Broadband Forum	143
6.5.1	TR-317 & TR-328: vCPE Implementation	143
6.5.2	SDN and NFV Work Area	143
6.5.2.1	CloudCO (Cloud Central Office)	144
6.5.2.2	Migration to SDN-Enabled Management and Control	144
6.5.2.3	FANS (Fixed Access Network Sharing)	145
6.5.2.4	Support for SDN in Access Network Nodes	145
6.5.2.5	YANG Models for SDN in Access Nodes	145
6.5.3	Other Work	146
6.6	CableLabs	146
6.6.1	SNAPS (SDN/NFV Application development Platform and Stack)	146
6.7	CAICT (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology)	147
6.7.1	SDNFVIA (SDN/NFV Industry Alliance)	147
6.8	CloudNFV & ExperiaSphere	147
6.8.1	Open Platform for NFV	148
6.8.2	Service-Layer Based MANO	149
6.9	Django Software Foundation	149
6.9.1	Django Web Framework	149
6.10	ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)	150
6.10.1	NFV ISG (Industry Specification Group)	150
6.10.1.1	Release 1	151
6.10.1.2	Release 2	151
6.10.1.3	Release 3	151
6.10.2	OSM (Open Source MANO) Group	152
6.10.3	ZSM (Zero touch network and Service Management) ISG	152
6.11	FreeBSD Foundation	153
6.11.1	FreeBSD Operating System	153
6.12	IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)	153
6.12.1	IEEE SDN Initiative	153
6.12.2	IEEE 1903: NGSON (Next Generation Service Overlay Networks)	154
6.12.3	IEEE 1913: SDQC (Software-Defined Quantum Communication)	154
6.12.4	IEEE 1915.1, 1916.1 & 1917.1: Standards for SDN/NFV Security, Performance & Reliability	154
6.12.5	IEEE 1921.1: SDN Bootstrapping Procedures	155
6.12.6	IEEE 1930.1: SDN based Middleware for Control and Management	155
6.12.7	Other Standards & Recommended Practices	155
6.13	IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) & IRTF (Internet Research Task Force)	156
6.13.1	SDN Protocols, Working Groups, & Research Programs	156
6.13.2	NFV Working Groups & Research Programs	157
6.14	ITU (International Telecommunications Union)	158
6.14.1	Standardization Activities for SDN & Network Virtualization	158
6.14.1.1	JCA-SDN (Joint Coordination Activity on Software-Defined Networking)	158
6.14.1.2	SG (Study Group) 13 on Future Networks	158
6.14.1.3	SG (Study Group) 11: Signaling Requirements, Protocols & Test Specifications	159
6.14.1.4	Other Study Groups: Transport, Multimedia & Security	159
6.15	Linux Foundation	160
6.15.1	ODL (OpenDayLight)	160
6.15.2	OpenContrail	161
6.15.3	OPNFV (Open Platform for NFV)	162
6.15.4	ONAP (Open Network Automation Platform)	163
6.15.5	CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)	164
6.15.5.1	Kubernetes	164
6.15.6	Cloud Foundry Foundation	165
6.15.6.1	CF (Cloud Foundry) Application Runtime	165
6.15.6.2	CF Container Runtime	165
6.15.6.3	CF BOSH & Other Projects	166
6.15.7	ONOS (Open Network Operating System)	166
6.15.8	OCI (Open Container Initiative)	167
6.15.9	CORD (Central Office Re-architected as a Datacenter)	167
6.15.10	Open Switch	168
6.15.11	Open vSwitch	168
6.15.12	DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit)	168
6.15.13	FD.io (Fast Data Project)	169
6.15.14	Xen Project	169
6.15.14.1	Xen Hypervisor	169
6.15.14.2	Xen Cloud Platform	169
6.15.14.3	XAPI	170
6.15.14.4	Mirage OS	170
6.15.14.5	Unikraft	170
6.15.14.6	Xen ARM	170
6.15.15	Node.js	171
6.15.16	Other Relevant Projects & Specifications	171
6.16	MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum)	171
6.16.1	Third Network Vision	171
6.16.1.1	Third Network Orchestration Services	172
6.16.1.2	LSO (Lifecycle Services Orchestration) Framework, APIs & SDKs	172
6.16.1.3	Inter-Provider LSO Sonata APIs & SDK	172
6.16.1.4	Intra-Provider LSO Presto APIs & SDK	173
6.16.1.5	Software-Driven Reference Implementations and MEFnet	173
6.17	NetBSD Foundation	174
6.17.1	NetBSD Operating System	174
6.18	OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)	174
6.18.1	TOSCA (Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications)	174
6.19	OCP (Open Compute Project) Foundation	175
6.19.1	Telco Project	175
6.19.2	Networking Project	176
6.20	OMG (Object Management Group)	177
6.20.1	SDN Working Group	177
6.21	ONF (Open Networking Foundation)	178
6.21.1	Software Defined Standards	178
6.21.1.1	OpenFlow	178
6.21.1.2	Other Recommendations & Publications	178
6.21.2	Platforms	179
6.21.2.1	CORD (Central Office Re-Architected as a Datacenter)	179
6.21.2.2	CORD-XOS	179
6.21.2.3	CORD-Trellis	179
6.21.2.4	ONOS (Open Network Operating System)	180
6.21.2.5	MININET	180
6.21.3	Solutions	181
6.21.3.1	R-CORD, M-CORD & E-CORD	181
6.21.3.2	ODTN (Open Disaggregated Transport Network)	181
6.21.4	Incubator Projects	182
6.21.4.1	Delta	182
6.21.4.2	Information Modeling	182
6.21.4.3	iSDX	182
6.21.4.4	Open Datapath	182
6.21.4.5	Open Transport Configuration & Control	183
6.22	ONUG (Open Networking User Group)	183
6.22.1	ONUG Working Groups	183
6.22.1.1	OSE (Open SD-WAN Exchange)	183
6.22.1.2	M&A (Monitoring & Analytics)	184
6.22.1.3	S-DSS (Software-Defined Security Services)	184
6.22.1.4	HMC (Hybrid Multi-Cloud)	184
6.22.1.5	Container	184
6.23	OpenStack Foundation	185
6.23.1	OpenStack Operating System	185
6.23.1.1	Compute	185
6.23.1.2	Storage, Backup & Recovery	186
6.23.1.3	Networking & Content Delivery	187
6.23.1.4	Data & Analytics	188
6.23.1.5	Security, Identity & Compliance	188
6.23.1.6	Management Tools	189
6.23.1.7	Deployment Tools	190
6.23.1.8	Application Services	190
6.23.1.9	Monitoring & Metering	191
6.24	P4 Language Consortium	192
6.24.1	P4 Programming Language for Network Switches	192
6.25	SDN/NFV Forum, South Korea	192
6.25.1	Committees & Working Groups	193
6.26	TIP (Telecom Infra Project)	193
6.26.1	Use of SDN & NFV in Access, Transport & Core Networks	193
6.27	TM Forum	194
6.27.1	ZOOM (Zero-touch Orchestration, Operations and Management) Project	194
6.27.2	Core Frameworx	195
6.27.3	Virtualization Proof-of-Concept Catalysts	195
6.28	TTA (Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea)	195
6.28.1	PG220 (Future Internet Project Group)	196
6.29	Vendor Led Initiatives & Ecosystem Programs	196
6.29.1	ADTRAN's Mosaic Open Network Alliance	196
6.29.2	ADVA's Ensemble Harmony Ecosystem	197
6.29.3	Amdocs' NFV Partner Program	197
6.29.4	Big Switch Networks' Open Source Projects	197
6.29.4.1	ONL (Open Network Linux)	197
6.29.4.2	Project Floodlight & Others	198
6.29.5	Canonical's Open Source Projects	198
6.29.5.1	Ubuntu	198
6.29.5.2	Juju	199
6.29.5.3	Linux Containers	199
6.29.6	Ciena Blue Orbit Ecosystem	199
6.29.7	Cloudify's Open-Source NFV Orchestration Platform	200
6.29.8	Docker's Partner Program & Moby Project	200
6.29.9	HPE's OpenNFV Partner Program & SDN Ecosystem Alliance	201
6.29.9.1	OpenNFV Partner Program	201
6.29.9.2	SDN Ecosystem Alliance	201
6.29.10	Intel's Network, Cloud, Fabric & Storage Builders Programs	201
6.29.11	Juniper's Data Center, Cloud, and NFV Partner Program	202
6.29.12	Midokura's MidoNet	202
6.29.13	NEC/NetCracker's Ecosystem 2.0 & SDN Partner Space	203
6.29.13.1	Ecosystem 2.0	203
6.29.13.2	SDN Partner Space	203
6.29.14	Nokia's CloudBand Ecosystem & VSP Integration Partner Program	204
6.29.14.1	CloudBand Ecosystem	204
6.29.14.2	VSP Integration Partner Program	204
6.29.15	Red Hat's NFV Ecosystem & Open-Source Projects	205
6.29.15.1	NFV Ecosystem	205
6.29.15.2	OpenShift	205
6.29.15.3	Fedora	206
6.29.16	Wind River's Titanium Cloud Ecosystem	206
		
Chapter 7: Company Profiles	208
7.1	6WIND	208
7.2	A10 Networks	210
7.3	Accedian Networks	211
7.4	Accelleran	212
7.5	Accton Technology Corporation/Edgecore Networks	213
7.6	Actus Networks	214
7.7	ADARA Networks	215
7.8	Adax	216
7.9	ADLINK Technology	217
7.1	ADTRAN	218
7.11	ADVA Optical Networking	219
7.12	Advantech	220
7.13	Affirmed Networks	221
7.14	Airspan Networks	223
7.15	Akamai Technologies	225
7.16	ALAXALA Networks Corporation	226
7.17	Albis Technologies	227
7.18	Alepo	228
7.19	Alianza	230
7.2	Allied Telesis	231
7.21	Allot Communications	232
7.22	Alpha Networks	233
7.23	ALTEN Calsoft Labs	234
7.24	Altiostar Networks	235
7.25	Alvarion Technologies	236
7.26	AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)	237
7.27	Amdocs	238
7.28	ANEVIA	239
7.29	Argela	240
7.3	Aricent	241
7.31	Arista Networks	242
7.32	ARM Holdings	243
7.33	ARRIS International	244
7.34	Artesyn Embedded Technologies	245
7.35	ASOCS	247
7.36	Astellia	248
7.37	Athonet	249
7.38	AttoCore	250
7.39	AudioCodes	251
7.4	Avaya	252
7.41	Avi Networks	253
7.42	AWS (Amazon Web Services)	254
7.43	Baicells Technologies	255
7.44	Barefoot Networks	256
7.45	Barracuda Networks	257
7.46	Benu Networks	258
7.47	Big Switch Networks	259
7.48	Brain4Net	260
7.49	Broadcom	261
7.5	Broadpeak	263
7.51	CA Technologies	264
7.52	Canoga Perkins Corporation	265
7.53	Canonical	266
7.54	Casa Systems	267
7.55	CCN (Cirrus Core Networks)	268
7.56	Cedexis	269
7.57	Centec Networks	270
7.58	CENX	271
7.59	Ceragon Networks	272
7.6	Certes Networks	273
7.61	CertusNet	274
7.62	Check Point Software Technologies	275
7.63	Ciena Corporation	276
7.64	Cisco Systems	278
7.65	Citrix Systems	280
7.66	Clavister	281
7.67	ClearPath Networks	282
7.68	CloudGenix	283
7.69	Cloudify	284
7.7	CND (Core Network Dynamics)	286
7.71	Cobham Group	288
7.72	Cohesive Networks	289
7.73	Colt Technology Services Group	290
7.74	Comodo	291
7.75	Concurrent	292
7.76	Contela	293
7.77	Coriant	294
7.78	Corsa Technology	295
7.79	Cradlepoint	296
7.8	Creanord	297
7.81	Cumulus Networks	298
7.82	Cyxtera Technologies	299
7.83	DASAN Zhone Solutions	300
7.84	Datavision	301
7.85	Dell Technologies	302
7.86	Delta	303
7.87	Dialogic	304
7.88	Dimetis	305
7.89	Docker	306
7.9	Dorado Software	307
7.91	Druid Software	308
7.92	DXC Technology	309
7.93	ECI Telecom	310
7.94	Edgeware	311
7.95	Ekinops	312
7.96	ELUON Corporation	313
7.97	Enea	315
7.98	ENENSYS Technologies	316
7.99	EnterpriseWeb	317
7.1	Ericsson	318
7.101	Ethernity Networks	319
7.102	Exaware	321
7.103	EXFO	322
7.104	Expeto Wireless	323
7.105	Expway	324
7.106	Extreme Networks	325
7.107	F5 Networks	327
7.108	FibroLAN	328
7.109	Flash Networks	329
7.11	Flex	330
7.111	Fortinet	331
7.112	FRAFOS	332
7.113	Fraunhofer FOKUS	333
7.114	Fujitsu	335
7.115	Gigamon	336
7.116	Global Wavenet	337
7.117	Guangzhou Iplook Technologies	338
7.118	Harmonic	339
7.119	Hitachi	340
7.12	HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)	341
7.121	Huawei	343
7.122	HUBER+SUHNER	345
7.123	HyTrust	347
7.124	IBM Corporation	348
7.125	Illumio	349
7.126	Imagine Communications Corporation	350
7.127	Infinera	351
7.128	Infoblox	352
7.129	Inocybe Technologies	353
7.13	Intel Corporation	354
7.131	Interface Masters Technologies	356
7.132	Intracom Telecom	357
7.133	IP Infusion	358
7.134	ip.access	360
7.135	IPgallery	362
7.136	iPhotonix	363
7.137	IPITEK	364
7.138	Italtel	365
7.139	iwNetworks	366
7.14	Juniper Networks	367
7.141	KEMP Technologies	369
7.142	Keysight Technologies	370
7.143	Kleos	372
7.144	Lanner Electronics	373
7.145	Lemko Corporation	374
7.146	Lenovo	375
7.147	Linker Networks	376
7.148	Lumeta Corporation	377
7.149	Lumina Networks	378
7.15	Luminate Wireless	379
7.151	Luxoft Holding	380
7.152	Maipu Communication Technology	381
7.153	Marvell Technology Group	382
7.154	MatrixStream Technologies	384
7.155	Mavenir Systems	385
7.156	MediaTek	387
7.157	Megaport	388
7.158	Mellanox Technologies	389
7.159	Mesosphere	391
7.16	Metaswitch Networks	392
7.161	Microsoft Corporation	393
7.162	Midokura	394
7.163	Mirantis	395
7.164	Mojatatu Networks	396
7.165	MRV Communications	397
7.166	Mushroom Networks	398
7.167	Napatech	399
7.168	NEC Corporation/Netcracker Technology	400
7.169	NETGEAR	402
7.17	Netronome	403
7.171	Netrounds	404
7.172	NETSCOUT Systems	405
7.173	Netsil	406
7.174	NetYCE	407
7.175	New H3C Group	408
7.176	NFVWare	409
7.177	Nokia Networks	410
7.178	Nominum	412
7.179	NoviFlow	413
7.18	NTT Communications	414
7.181	NXP Semiconductors	415
7.182	Omnitron Systems	416
7.183	One2many	417
7.184	Openet	418
7.185	Openwave Mobility	419
7.186	Opera Software	420
7.187	Optelian	421
7.188	Oracle Corporation	422
7.189	Orchestral Networks	423
7.19	OX (Open-Xchange)	424
7.191	Ozono Security	425
7.192	Packet Design	426
7.193	Packet Ship Technologies	427
7.194	Padtec	428
7.195	Palo Alto Networks	429
7.196	Panda Security	430
7.197	Pantheon Technologies	431
7.198	Parallel Wireless	432
7.199	PeerApp	433
7.2	Penguin	434
7.201	Phluido	435
7.202	Pica8	437
7.203	PicoCluster	438
7.204	Pivotal Software	439
7.205	Plexxi	441
7.206	Pluribus Networks	442
7.207	Polaris Networks	443
7.208	Pulse Secure	445
7.209	Qualcomm	446
7.21	Quanta Computer	447
7.211	Quortus	448
7.212	Rackspace	449
7.213	RAD Data Communications	450
7.214	RADCOM	451
7.215	Radisys Corporation	452
7.216	Radware	454
7.217	Rapid7	455
7.218	Realtek Semiconductor Corporation	456
7.219	Red Hat	457
7.22	Redknee	459
7.221	Ribbon Communications	460
7.222	RIFT.io	462
7.223	RightScale	463
7.224	Riverbed Technology	464
7.225	Ruckus Wireless	465
7.226	Saguna Networks	466
7.227	Saisei	467
7.228	Samsung Electronics	468
7.229	Sandvine	470
7.23	Sansay	471
7.231	Sedona Systems	472
7.232	Sencore	473
7.233	SevOne	474
7.234	Silver Peak	475
7.235	SiRRAN Communications	476
7.236	Sistelbanda	477
7.237	SITRONICS	478
7.238	Sooktha	479
7.239	Sophos	480
7.24	SpiderCloud Wireless	481
7.241	Spirent Communications	482
7.242	Stormshield	483
7.243	SunTec	484
7.244	Supermicro (Super Micro Computer)	485
7.245	Symantec Corporation	486
7.246	SysMaster	487
7.247	Tango Telecom	488
7.248	Tecore Networks	489
7.249	Tejas Networks	490
7.25	Telchemy	491
7.251	Telco Systems	493
7.252	Telcoware	494
7.253	Telrad Networks	495
7.254	TI (Texas Instruments)	496
7.255	Tieto Corporation	497
7.256	TitanHQ	498
7.257	Trend Micro	499
7.258	Trópico	500
7.259	UBIqube	502
7.26	Ultra Electronics	503
7.261	UTStarcom	504
7.262	vArmour	506
7.263	Vasona Networks	507
7.264	Versa Networks	508
7.265	Veryx Technologies	509
7.266	Viavi Solutions	510
7.267	VMware	511
7.268	VNC (Virtual Network Communications)	513
7.269	WatchGuard Technologies	514
7.27	Wedge Networks	515
7.271	Wipro	516
7.272	Wowza Media Systems	517
7.273	Xilinx	518
7.274	XOR Media	520
7.275	Xtera Communications	521
7.276	Zoho Corporation/WebNMS	522
7.277	ZTE	523
		
Chapter 8: Market Analysis & Forecasts	524
8.1	Global Outlook for SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	524
8.2	User Base Segmentation	525
8.2.1	Enterprises & Data Centers	526
8.2.2	Service Providers	526
8.3	Submarket Segmentation	527
8.3.1	SDN/SD-WAN Hardware & Software	528
8.3.2	NFV Hardware & Software	528
8.3.3	Other Network Virtualization Software	529
8.3.4	Service Provider Submarket Segmentation	530
8.4	SDN & SD-WAN User Base Revenue: 2017 - 2030	531
8.4.1	Service Provider SDN/SD-WAN	532
8.4.2	Enterprise & Data Center SDN/SD-WAN	532
8.5	SDN & SD-WAN Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030	533
8.5.1	SDN-Enabled Switches, Routers & Other Appliances	534
8.5.2	SDN Controller Software	534
8.5.3	SDN Orchestration Software	535
8.5.4	SDN Network Applications	535
8.5.5	SD-WAN Appliances	536
8.5.6	SD-WAN Control & Overlay Software	536
8.6	NFV Submarket Revenue: 2017 - 2030	537
8.6.1	NFVI (NFV Infrastructure)	538
8.6.2	NFV MANO (Management & Orchestration) Software	538
8.6.3	VNF (Virtualized Network Function) Software	539
8.7	Functional Area Segmentation for Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue: 2017 - 2030	540
8.7.1	CDN	541
8.7.2	CPE	541
8.7.3	Data Center	542
8.7.4	Fixed Access Network	542
8.7.5	IMS & VoLTE	543
8.7.6	Mobile Core	543
8.7.7	Policy Control	544
8.7.8	RAN	544
8.7.9	Transport Network	545
8.7.10	Others	545
8.8	Regional Outlook	546
8.9	Asia Pacific SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	547
8.9.1	Australia	547
8.9.2	China	548
8.9.3	India	548
8.9.4	Japan	549
8.9.5	South Korea	549
8.9.6	Pakistan	550
8.9.7	Thailand	550
8.9.8	Indonesia	551
8.9.9	Malaysia	551
8.9.10	Taiwan	552
8.9.11	Philippines	552
8.9.12	Singapore	553
8.9.13	Rest of Asia Pacific	553
8.10	Eastern Europe SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	554
8.10.1	Czech Republic	554
8.10.2	Poland	555
8.10.3	Russia	555
8.10.4	Rest of Eastern Europe	556
8.11	Latin & Central America SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	557
8.11.1	Argentina	557
8.11.2	Brazil	558
8.11.3	Mexico	558
8.11.4	Rest of Latin & Central America	559
8.12	Middle East & Africa SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	560
8.12.1	South Africa	560
8.12.2	UAE	561
8.12.3	Qatar	561
8.12.4	Saudi Arabia	562
8.12.5	Israel	562
8.12.6	Rest of the Middle East & Africa	563
8.13	North America SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	564
8.13.1	USA	564
8.13.2	Canada	565
8.14	Western Europe SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030	566
8.14.1	Denmark	566
8.14.2	Finland	567
8.14.3	France	567
8.14.4	Germany	568
8.14.5	Italy	568
8.14.6	Spain	569
8.14.7	Sweden	569
8.14.8	Norway	570
8.14.9	UK	570
8.14.10	Rest of Western Europe	571

List of Figures

Figure 1: The NFV Concept	52
Figure 2: A Comparison of SDN and NFV	56
Figure 3: vRAN Architecture	67
Figure 4: Cloud RAN Concept	68
Figure 5: Virtualized and Non-Virtualized Mobile Core Networks	71
Figure 6: Conceptual Architecture for End-to-End Network Slicing in Mobile Networks	75
Figure 7: Key Functional Elements of AT&T's FlexWare uCPE	82
Figure 8: Baidu's SDN-Capable IDC (Internet Data Center) Transport Network	86
Figure 9: Key Components of CenturyLink's PSB (Programmable Services Backbone) Architecture	89
Figure 10: CenturyLink's SD-WAN Service	90
Figure 11: ECX Fabric (Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric) Framework	93
Figure 12: Key Pillar's of Google's SDN Strategy	96
Figure 13: Google's Espresso Peering Edge Architecture	97
Figure 14: NTT Communications' Hybrid Cloud Service	100
Figure 15: NTT Communications' SD-Exchange (Software Defined-Exchange)	101
Figure 16: Evolution of SK Telecom's Infrastructure: COSMOS and ATSCALE	104
Figure 17: SK Telecom’s SDRAN (Software Defined RAN) Architecture	106
Figure 18: Telefónica's UNICA Infrastructure Platform	108
Figure 19: Telefónica's NFV Development Roadmap	109
Figure 20: Verizon's SDN-NFV High Level Architecture	112
Figure 21: Conceptual Layers of Vodafone's  SDN & NFV Architecture	115
Figure 22: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Industry Roadmap: 2017 - 2030	133
Figure 23: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Value Chain	135
Figure 24: CloudNFV Architecture	150
Figure 25: ETSI NFV Architecture	152
Figure 26: Global SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	526
Figure 27: Global SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue by User Base: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	527
Figure 28: Global Enterprise & Data Center SDN & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	528
Figure 29: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	528
Figure 30: Global SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue by Submarket: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	529
Figure 31: Global SDN/SD-WAN Hardware & Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	530
Figure 32: Global NFV Hardware & Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	530
Figure 33: Global Other Network Virtualization Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	531
Figure 34: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue by Submarket: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	532
Figure 35: Global SDN & SD-WAN Revenue by User Base: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	533
Figure 36: Global Service Provider SDN/SD-WAN Hardware & Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	534
Figure 37: Global Enterprise & Data Center SDN/SD-WAN Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	534
Figure 38: Global SDN & SD-WAN Revenue by Submarket: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	535
Figure 39: Global SDN-Enabled Switch, Router & Other Appliance Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	536
Figure 40: Global SDN Controller Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	536
Figure 41: Global SDN Orchestration Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	537
Figure 42: Global SDN Network Applications Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	537
Figure 43: Global SD-WAN Appliance Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	538
Figure 44: Global SD-WAN Control & Overlay Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	538
Figure 45: Global NFV Revenue by Submarket: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	539
Figure 46: Global NFVI (NFV Infrastructure) Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	540
Figure 47: Global NFV MANO (Management & Orchestration) Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	540
Figure 48: Global VNF (Virtualized Network Function) Software Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	541
Figure 49: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue by Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	542
Figure 50: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the CDN Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	543
Figure 51: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the CPE  Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	543
Figure 52: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the Data Center Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	544
Figure 53: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the Fixed Access Network Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	544
Figure 54: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the IMS & VoLTE Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	545
Figure 55: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the Mobile Core Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	545
Figure 56: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the Policy Control Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	546
Figure 57: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the RAN Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	546
Figure 58: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the Transport Network Functional Area: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	547
Figure 59: Global Service Provider SDN & NFV Revenue in the Other Areas: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	547
Figure 60: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue by Region: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	548
Figure 61: Asia Pacific SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	549
Figure 62: Australia SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	549
Figure 63: China SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	550
Figure 64: India SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	550
Figure 65: Japan SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	551
Figure 66: South Korea SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	551
Figure 67: Pakistan SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	552
Figure 68: Thailand SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	552
Figure 69: Indonesia SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	553
Figure 70: Malaysia SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	553
Figure 71: Taiwan SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	554
Figure 72: Philippines SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	554
Figure 73: Singapore SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	555
Figure 74: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue in the Rest of Asia Pacific: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	555
Figure 75: Eastern Europe SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	556
Figure 76: Czech Republic SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	556
Figure 77: Poland SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	557
Figure 78: Russia SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	557
Figure 79: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue in the Rest of Eastern Europe: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	558
Figure 80: Latin & Central America SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	559
Figure 81: Argentina SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	559
Figure 82: Brazil SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	560
Figure 83: Mexico SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	560
Figure 84: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue in the Rest of Latin & Central America: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	561
Figure 85: Middle East & Africa SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	562
Figure 86: South Africa SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	562
Figure 87: UAE SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	563
Figure 88: Qatar SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	563
Figure 89: Saudi Arabia SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	564
Figure 90: Israel SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	564
Figure 91: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue in the Rest of the Middle East & Africa: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	565
Figure 92: North America SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	566
Figure 93: USA SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	566
Figure 94: Canada SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	567
Figure 95: Western Europe SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	568
Figure 96: Denmark SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	568
Figure 97: Finland SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	569
Figure 98: France SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	569
Figure 99: Germany SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	570
Figure 100: Italy SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	570
Figure 101: Spain SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	571
Figure 102: Sweden SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	571
Figure 103: Norway SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	572
Figure 104: UK SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	572
Figure 105: SDN, NFV & Network Virtualization Revenue in the Rest of Western Europe: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	573
Figure 106: Global SD-WAN Service Revenue by Submarket: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	578
Figure 107: Global Virtualized Mobile Core Investments by Technology: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	580
Figure 108: Global Cloud RAN Investments by Submarket: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	582
Figure 109: Global SDN & NFV Induced Service Provider CapEx Savings Potential: 2017 - 2030 ($ Million)	584 

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